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The Two Towers: Being the Second Part of The Lord of the Rings
 

The Two Towers (The Lord of the Rings, Part 2)

by J. R. R. Tolkien

For over fifty years, J.R.R. Tolkien's peerless fantasy has accumulated
worldwide acclaim as the greatest adventure tale ever written.
No other writer has created a world as distinct as Middle-earth, complete
with its own geography, history, languages, and legends. And
no one has created characters as endearing as Tolkien's large-hearted,
hairy-footed hobbits. Tolkien's The... (read more)

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Amazon Reviews (5)
 

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Liked It

Julien E
  • Rated 4 stars

“I think "The Two Towers" is the most underestimated books of the trilogy. When people speak of Lord of the Rings, they either mention "The Fellowships..." or "Return of the King". Rarely ever do they mention this second part, so vital to the storyline.

Whereas Pt. 1 was more Sorcery, "The Two Towers" is mainly Sword Fantasy, that is militia-based rather than magic-based, though it does offer both. Gandfalf the White, Smeagol, The Battle for Helms Deep, and, of course, Shelob are...”

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Didn’t Like It

Melissa M
  • Rated 2 stars

“I didnt like this at all. I gave up 3/4 of the way through the book. I just couldnt follow what was going on and kept on confusing charachters. The first of the series was good but I got lost.”

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Community:
  • Rated 4.378694 stars
Amazon:
  • Rated 4.625 stars
  

Newest Comments

  • Gerald E

    gerald e said:

    “writer has a talent! esp choosing characters
    talk of Gandalf [ cool wizard], Aragron, good actor

    the book is thrilling............!”

    posted Monday, July 14 2008 ( | view 1 reply )
  • PRANJ

    pranj said:

    “a superb book. i feel that characters aragon/strider & gandalf(the white)
    are the best characters in the full triology”

    posted Sunday, July 6 2008
  • Charlie

    charlie said:

    “This book was AWESOME! Now I'm onto the final book and end of the trilogy. I love hobbitsis.”

    posted Thursday, June 26 2008
  • Applewhisker/crystalpool

    applewhisker/crystalpool said:

    “ttly =D”

    posted Thursday, June 26 2008
  • allie w

    allie w said:

    “great book, great movies, great story. i think the character legolas is so cool. plus, they totally chose the perfect actor, orlando bloom. he is sooo hot.”

    posted Thursday, June 26 2008
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